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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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